WDWNT Reporter Adam Roth visited The Magic Kingdom and Epcot on Saturday and has a ton of newsworthy photos to share with us (including Fantasyland Expansion progress), so let’s take a look:
A good portion of Epcot was being rented out for a party
Recently, WDWNT shared with you the news that Walt Disney World was offering an online-exclusive t-shirt honoring the 30th anniversary of the Horizons attraction. Disney’s Design Group Artist, Casey Jones, has another unique collector’s shirt ready for the holidays, and this one features Epcot’s Journey Into Imagination attraction, which opened at Epcot on March 5, 1983. … Read more
While visiting Epcot on Monday to see the Three Caballeros, I managed to take pictures of a few other newsworthy items around the park, so lets take a look: The “toothpick holder” set was updated with a retro Figment shot glass now included Some new shirts out in Mouse Gear Work continues on turning FountainView … Read more
Update 3/6/13 Here are a few facts from Disney: Each piece is hand-painted in a purple pearl finish, which shines to show off Figment’s smiling face, along with planets and stars Hand-signed by the artist on foot Includes acrylic stand with printed Noah Figment graphic on cut-out number “30” backdrop Produced on demand up to … Read more
Epcot turns the big three-oh later this fall and I can not wait to see how Disney plans to celebrate. Well, we all know how they plan to celebrate… MERCHANDISE! Maybe we will have a commemorative vinyl? What we do know is there will be pins. Over at Once Upon a Pin you can see the … Read more
Update 6/10/12 Available NOW online through the Vinylmation Facebook page store. Then will still be available at D-Streets starting June 22. Update 5/29/12 Release date of June 22 and price of $12.95 confirmed for Stitch and Figment. Yesterday Disney released pictures of the two next nerds in the Nerds Rock! series: Stitch and Figment. We first … Read more
So, while we have been tweeting a lot over the last 10 days or so, Disney’s wonderful wifi at their resorts (Pop Century and Art of Animation) have kept us from posting some news. Apologies for the long gap without stories, but there is about to be a flood of news coming you way over … Read more
Every year, Disney World holds a special release of a Figment statue from the Walt Disney Classics Collection, and this year will be no different. In addition this year, there is a matching piece of artwork: Walt Disney Classics Collection Sculpture Premiere and Artist signing for Figment: Heights of Imagination Event: Walt Disney Classics Collection … Read more
I’m sure, as a Disney fan, you know the legend of the Sherman brothers. They have given us much of the music that will live on forever in both our favorite movies and theme park attractions. Yesterday, the world lost Robert Sherman… a sad day for Disney fans world wide. I consider myself incredibly lucky … Read more
Artist Justin Marshall has been featured before, and so you may know of his fondness for a certain purple dragon. Well, he may have topped himself with his latest work. Front view of Justin’s new 9″ Figment Back view of 9″ Figment To see more of Justin’s work, please visit his Facebook page.
As a child, my favorite Disney characters were Dreamfinder and Figment. I loved the EPCOT attraction as it originally was. It was a delight for kids and adults alike. So when custom artist Justin Marshall came to us with a Journey Into Imagination custom, I could not wait to share it with everyone. Destination Vinylmation: … Read more
WDWNT Reporter Adam Roth visited The Magic Kingdom and Epcot on Saturday and has a ton of newsworthy photos to share with us (including Fantasyland Expansion progress), so let’s take a look:
A good portion of Epcot was being rented out for a party
It may be very hard to believe, but Walt Disney World poured some money into Epcot’s long troubled Journey into Imagination with Figment attraction. The ride has been so well known for malfunctions over the last few years that some guests started making a game of counting them (OK, that was us). In the following … Read more
WDWNT Reporter Banks Lee visited Epcot a few days ago and has a few newsworthy photos to share with us from his trip:
The Leave a Legacy design painted on the legs of Spaceship Earth is being painted over as part of the ongoing Future World central revamp of the last two years
Now that we have the latest Vinylmations in hand and in pictures, we thought it would be interesting to compare the Figment from Park 1 to his latest edition as part of the Park 5 set. Park 1 Fig Mouse by Maria Clapsis Park 5 Tux Figment also by Maria Clapsis Both are 3″ figures. … Read more
The much anticipated Dreamfinder 9″ Figment 3″ combo Vinylmation was released today at D-Street Orlando and California! This is a perfect use of the 9″, 3″ combo and the detailed depiction of these two Disney fan favorites in spot on. Dreamfinder and Figment were the stars of the former Journey into Imagination ride at EPCOT. … Read more
WDWNT Reporter Cody Smith visited three of the Walt Disney World parks on Thursday (including Animal Kingdom) and he has a number of newsworthy photos to share from his trip, so let’s take a look:
The giant Mickey wreath is back on Disney’s Contemporary Resort